Albert J. Dunlap Quotes
Everyone in a company needs incentives, but they should be tied directly to the performance of the company.
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I think a strong dollar is the result of policies, but I don't think the strong dollar is in and of itself a policy.
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If you're going to maintain true authorities over a subordinate organization, you have to have some control over policy formulation of that organization and also the resources that are applied to it.
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Everybody needs money, but I'm a fighter. For what I make, I'm happy with what I make. The money is not everything; it's about honor.
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The 20th century was a test bed for big ideas - fascism, communism, the atomic bomb.
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I probably have a higher opinion of my writing than the average person, at least when I'm in a good mood, but I don't really think of my plays as only being relevant to a particular month or year.
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You need to impress me, outwit me, compete with me? Go ahead, knock yourself out, I have no problem with that at all.
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I am a sound freak. I could play around with sound forever.
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I took all my wax studies and threw them in the fire... that's the way it is when something unpleasant happens to me. I take my hammer and I squash a figure.
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I'll keep doing my training and I'm sure the goals will come.
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Destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal.
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I went to the studio of Fischli Weiss, and it was magical. I thought: 'This is what I want to do with my life; I want to work with artists and be useful to them.' I was magnetically attracted.
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Certainly there are great men whose age circumscribes them so completely that we lose interest.
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When people are poor, they find ways of making things taste like fish.
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Just find what works for you, what style suits you best, and just be confident enough to rock it.
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I am happy everywhere except in places where I see glitz and rich farts. I am happiest in Brooklyn, where the concentration of rich farts is minimal.
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A man's kiss is his signature.
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If I had a spreadsheet on my computer, it looked like I was busy.
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Writing is a solitary profession; you are really alone when you write. Then the emotions become well shaped and distinct. But their transition into words must be done deliberately and with rigid artistry.
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Some of us are going to play faster than others. Hitting the right notes and getting your technique right is so much more important than speed.
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It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.
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When I started doing standup when I was 17, I was talking about being Indian and specifically ethnic jokes. Straightforward stuff that was fairly ignorant that I knew would get the laugh. It wasn't flipping stereotypes; it was using them.
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To get promoted, company executives need to be able to see you as one of them.
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Everyone in a company needs incentives, but they should be tied directly to the performance of the company.
